Heating system



Jan. 13, 1942. G. BUTI 2,269,578

HEATING SYS TEM Filed April 9, 1940 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 a aw Jan. 13, 1942.G. BYUTI 2,269,578

HEATING SYSTEM Filed April 9, 1940 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 my, Z

Patented Jan. 13, 1942 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE HEATING SYSTEMGiacinto Buti, McKeesport, Pa.

Application April 9, 1940, Serial No. 328,784

1 Claim.

This invention relates to a heating system, the general object of theinvention being to eliminate radiators and their attendant disadvantagesby running pipes around the building or room adjacent the base boardand. connecting the pipes to a heating plant and providing coveringmeans for the pipes to hide them from view. i ii,

The invention also consists in certain other features of construction,combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafterfully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings andspecifically pointed out in the appended claim.

In describing the invention in detail reference will be had to theaccompanying drawings wherein like character denote like orcorresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which:

Fig. l is a perspective view showing how the pipes are arranged on thestudding of a building and before the walls are erected.

Fig. 2 is a similar view but showing the room or interior of thebuilding completed and with the covering means for the pipes in place.

Fig. 3 is a section on line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary view of the inner members of the covering means.I

Fig. 5 is a view of the outer means or channel member.

As shown in these views, pipes I and 2 are passed around parts of thewalls of a building or room to be heated, these pipes being com.- posedof sections connected together by couplings and elbows and they areattached to the studding 3 by the clips 4, preferably each clip engagingparts of both pipes. The pipe I is connected by a part I' to a heatingplant with the hot water or steam passing upwardly into the pipe. Thepipe 2 is connected to the return pipe 2' of the plant and the two pipesare connected together at points remote from the plant, as shown at 5.

Where it is desired that the pipes not pass along the wall, the pipesare carried under the floor as shown at 6. These parts 6 are connectedto the main portions of the pipes by the vertical parts 6, which passthrough holes in the flooring. This is desirable at doors, as shown inthe drawings, and where closets, etc., are arranged.

The pipes are enclosed in a casing, which is composed of the asbestosstrip 1, the metal strip 8 and the channel strip 9, strips 8 and 9 beingpreferably of aluminum. Where the pipes l and 2 have been installed inbuildings prior to installing the casing as shown in Fig. 1 those clips4 in the way of that section of the casing to be installed are removedwhereupon the asbestos and metal strips I and 8 are slipped against dingin the rear of the pipes and the strip 8 is nailed in place and coversthe strip 1 following which operation the clips are replaced against thepipes. The edges of the strips 1 and 8 contact the floor and have theirupper edges bent at right angles outwardly and placed under a bar In ofwood. The channel strip 9 has one flange nailed to the floor and a barll of wood is seated on the top of the flange. The top part of thechannel strip fits over the bar I0, as shown in Figure 3 and the partsare suitably fastened in place by nails or the like. A mold strip I 2 isplaced on top of the flange of the strip 9 and a mold strip 13 is placedon the floor at the lower edge of the strip 9. Slots I 4 are formed inthe channel strip for the entrance and escape of air into and from thecasing.

Thus it will be seen that I'have provided a heating arrangement of pipesthat is very inexpensive and the parts are hidden from view by a casingwhich takes the appearance of a base board.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages andnovel features of the invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that changes may be made in the construction,combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided such changesfall Within the scope of the appended claim.

What I claim and desire to protect by Letters Patent is:

A heating system for a building comprising flow and return pipe lines,means for connecting the lines to a source of heated fluid, means forconnecting the lines together at a point remote from the source, meansfor connecting the lines to the inner surfaces of the studding of thebuilding and a casing enclosing the lines and forming a base board saidcasing including a strip of non-conducting material extending upwardlyfrom the floor back of the fluid lines and having its upper edge turnedoutwardly at right angles, a metal strip extending upwardly from thefloor in rear of the lines and contacting the outer face of the firststrip, and having its upper edge turned outwardly at right angles andunder the upper edge of the first strip, a channel shaped strip havingits lower flange extending inwardly and engaging the lower edges of thefirst strips, a bar resting on said lower flange, a top bar resting onthe upper turned edge of the first strip and upon which the upper flangeof the channel strip rests, the bight of the channel strip havingopenings therein, and a moulding strip GIACINTO BUTI.

